The coat-tail effect takes place when:

a. many candidates run for one office

b. a strong candidate attracts people to their party

c. when two candidates are very close in the polls

d. when people huddle real close to each other in long lines on election day

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they bring people together to achieve control of the government

basically choosinng what sets in   congress and presdicny this is to keepthe antion hole and so it can last because wiht out authority it wouldnt last a week